How Hamilton is built
- Before 1961 34%
- 1961–1990 35%
- 1991–2000 10%
- 2001 or later 21%
Getting your usage history in Hamilton
Most of Hamilton is served by Alectra Utilities / Hydro One for electricity and Enbridge Gas for natural gas.
- Alectra Utilities: My Alectra account, then Green Button: download or connect electricity usage, billing and account data (XML). Interval-metered businesses also get a CSV energy-usage portal with 24 months of data. Link
- Hydro One: myAccount, then Green Button Download My Data: up to 24 months of billing, consumption and transaction data (XML). Link
- Enbridge Gas: Gas utility (most of Ontario): My Account, then Share My Data, then Download your Data: up to 24 months of billing and usage data as Green Button XML. Link
What the analysis shows
Hamilton gets about 3,449 heating degree-days a year, a measure of how much heating its climate needs, and its winter design temperature, the cold day heating systems are sized for, is −15.6°C. Those figures come from the climate data for Burlington Piers in HOT2000, the home-energy software Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) gives energy advisors. Weather-normalizing your bills against those degree-days separates heating from baseload (lights, appliances, hot water), so you can see how much of the bill a heating upgrade can actually touch, and compare a mild year with a harsh one fairly.
In Hamilton, summer air conditioning also shows up on the electricity bill: compare your July and August use with a spring month to see roughly what cooling costs, and how much a heat pump or better attic insulation could take off it.
Communities served
Hamilton's page covers the whole City of Hamilton, including Alberton, Ancaster, Binbrook, Copetown, Dundas, Freelton, Hannon, Jerseyville, Lynden, Millgrove, Mount Hope, Rockton, Sheffield, Troy and Waterdown.
The organizations and professionals listed for Hamilton may or may not travel to every community, so ask when you call.
Area guides for the surrounding region, with every town and hamlet listed: Niagara Region area guide (Niagara Falls, Welland, Fort Erie, Grimsby and more); Haldimand County area guide (Caledonia, Dunnville, Hagersville and more).
NRCan-licensed service organizations serving Hamilton
A service organization is a company that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) licenses to deliver EnerGuide evaluations; its registered energy advisors do the home visit. Bring 12 months of bills to any of these organizations' evaluations; the advisor's model uses them as the baseline for projected savings.
Only assessments from the seven HRSP-approved organizations qualify for the $600 Home Renovation Savings rebate and its assessment-path upgrade rebates; each listing below says whether it's one of them.
- Acacia Engineering HRSP-approved: No
- All Season Inspection HRSP-approved: No Profile
- AmeriSpec HRSP-approved: Yes Profile
- Ecostep Energy Services HRSP-approved: No
- Energy Werx HRSP-approved: Yes Profile
- EnerSolution HRSP-approved: No Profile
- Engreen Home HRSP-approved: No
- ER Energy Solutions HRSP-approved: No
- Greenbrain HRSP-approved: Yes Profile
- Sensible Home Inspections HRSP-approved: No
- Verdatech Energy Management and Consulting HRSP-approved: No
- Air Barrier Canada HRSP-approved: No
- BEST Energy and Sustainability HRSP-approved: No
- CoEfficient Building Science HRSP-approved: No
- EnerQuality HRSP-approved: No
- F2 Energy HRSP-approved: No
- Green Canada Home Advisors HRSP-approved: No Profile
- The Energuy HRSP-approved: Yes Profile
- GETS Energy HRSP-approved: No
- Clean Energy Solutions HRSP-approved: No
- Enerhold Engineering Solutions HRSP-approved: No
- ecoGEO Energy HRSP-approved: No
Programs in Hamilton
Energy bill analysis in Hamilton: common questions
How do I download my energy usage in Hamilton?
Alectra Utilities: My Alectra account, then Green Button: download or connect electricity usage, billing and account data (XML). Interval-metered businesses also get a CSV energy-usage portal with 24 months of data. Link Hydro One: myAccount, then Green Button Download My Data: up to 24 months of billing, consumption and transaction data (XML). Link Enbridge Gas: Gas utility (most of Ontario): My Account, then Share My Data, then Download your Data: up to 24 months of billing and usage data as Green Button XML. Link
What is Green Button?
A standard format for downloading your own energy data. Ontario electricity utilities have been required to offer Green Button Download My Data since November 1, 2023.
Why weather-normalize bills?
A cold winter raises heating bills even if nothing about the house changed, and a hot summer raises cooling bills. Normalizing to degree-days lets you compare years fairly and measure real savings.